Cousins Fast Food is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 26, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Cousins Fast Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 26, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
β οΈFood In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed β’ ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed β’ ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
β οΈFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained β’ BULK FLOUR CONTAINER DIRTY, MUST CLEAN. MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING OR EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT. ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT COOKS LINE WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN. RUSTED WIRE RACK SHELVING IN COOKS LINE COOLER MUST REMOVE RUST, REPAINT/RESEAL PEELING RUSTY SHELVING.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained β’ BULK FLOUR CONTAINER DIRTY, MUST CLEAN. MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING OR EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT. ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT COOKS LINE WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST CLEAN. RUSTED WIRE RACK SHELVING IN COOKS LINE COOLER MUST REMOVE RUST, REPAINT/RESEAL PEELING RUSTY SHELVING.
π§«food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents β’ INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. EXHAUST HOOD WITH DRIPPING GREASE. INTERIOR ICE MACHINE FOUND DIRTY. UNUSED COOLER STORED IN 2ND FLOOR HALLWAY FOUND DIRTY INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. MUST CLEAN ALL. INTERIOR COOKS LINE COOLER DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS MUST CLEAN.
β οΈFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used β’ MISSING AND DAMAGED WOODEN FLOORS IN DINING ROOM AT FOOD WINDOW. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR. FLOOR BEHIND TALL REACH-IN COOLER IN HALLWAY WITH DEBRIS,MUST CLEAN.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used β’ MISSING AND DAMAGED WOODEN FLOORS IN DINING ROOM AT FOOD WINDOW. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR. FLOOR BEHIND TALL REACH-IN COOLER IN HALLWAY WITH DEBRIS,MUST CLEAN.
β οΈWalls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods β’ ALL WATER DAMAGED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS AND DISH MUST REPLACE.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods β’ ALL WATER DAMAGED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS AND DISH MUST REPLACE.
πͺ³pests in the house
Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained β’ LEAK UNDER FAR LEFT COMPARTMENT OF DISH AREA THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR. MUST PROVIDE PROPER STOPPERS FOR ALL THREE COMPARTMENTS OF BOTH THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS.
β οΈFood (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored β’ ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored β’ ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
When was Cousins Fast Food last inspected?
Cousins Fast Food has 7 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2010.
date
result
score
September 16, 2013
closed by the city
November 19, 2012
closed by the city
September 26, 2012
Pass
August 13, 2012
Pass w/ Conditions
August 23, 2011
Pass w/ Conditions
May 14, 2010
Pass
May 12, 2010
Fail
Cousins Fast Food vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants β 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline β the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags βpriorityβ violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily β this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 26, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.